# Scythopolis

<table id="bkmrk-location-41%C2%B0-54%E2%80%B2-n%2C-" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td>Location</td><td>41° 54′ N, 12° 30′ E</td></tr><tr><td>Original Name</td><td>Beit She’an  
</td></tr><tr><td>Year Founded</td><td>5th Century [BCE](http://cloud-zma.gleeze.com/catholicencyclopedia/glossary/bce/)</td></tr><tr><td>Founders</td><td>Hellenized Phoenicians</td></tr><tr><td>Location Function</td><td>„White City of Prophecy“ – wealthy Sadducee families</td></tr><tr><td>Etymology</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Name Change</td><td>Scythopolis</td></tr><tr><td>Year Changed</td><td>1st Century [CE](http://cloud-zma.gleeze.com/catholicencyclopedia/glossary/ce/)</td></tr><tr><td>Change Group</td><td>Unknown</td></tr></tbody></table>